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July 26, 2009
Heather L
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Sue Gregg Cookbooks Review

Posted in Homemaking, Homeschooling, and Reviews

SueGreggCookbooksWhole Foods Recipes For Healthy Home Cooking I was very excited to learn that I would have the opportunity to test out one of Sue Gregg’s cookbooks. Knowing how much I love baking, An Introduction to Whole Grain Baking with Blender Batter Baking & The Two-Stage Process seemed like the perfect fit. While waiting for the cookbook to arrive, we had delicious fun trying out the free recipes on the website. Sue encourages everyone to try out the recipes prior to ordering her cookbooks. She knows that the methods used in the cookbooks will not be for everyone. It’s not…

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July 22, 2009
Heather L
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VBS & The Praying Mantis

Posted in Family, and Thoughts

On Friday, Munchkin had her VBS closing ceremony. Daddy was finally able to make it. Somehow, he has always been gone for VBS in the past, so it was a treat for him to be there for the performance. All the kids did a great job with the singing. Munchkin was bummed to see it all end, but she was also glad that she didn’t have to get up so early every morning. lol! They brought home all of their crafts on Friday, so it was fun seeing their different camp related projects. Today, we found this praying mantis on…

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July 19, 2009
Heather L
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Monsoon Season

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Apparently, we’re in monsoon season here. We didn’t really know what all that entailed as this was a new one for us. We’re use to hurricane season and tornadoes, but monsoons are a new one. Today, we are getting a taste of some of what takes place during monsoon season. Our first major sandstorm was followed by a downpour which was followed by another sandstorm. When downpours occur, we have to watch out for flash floods. Now, we’re listening to the whistling of the wind. The fledgling trees whip back and forth with every gust of wind. The sand looks…

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July 17, 2009
Heather L
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Making Something Old New

Posted in Homemaking

Munchkin and I wanted seat cushions for our outdoor furniture, but we can’t afford to just go out and buy some new ones. I had found outdoor fabric for a really, really good price on clearance shortly after we arrived here. All I needed was some cushions. At first, I looked at the foam at the fabric store, but it was too expensive. I decided to head down to the thrift store to see what they had available. I was able to purchase these cushions and pillows very, very inexpensively. I decided that I didn’t want to spend a lot…

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